Common thyme
Thymus vulgaris
Ground coverPlacenta
Production
A tough little ground-hugger for the hottest, driest edges. It knits the soil surface, feeds pollinators and gives you a kitchen herb - happiest where most plants sulk. Rots in wet ground.
Tolerances & traits
- Strata
- Ground cover
- Lifecycle
- Placenta
- Soil preference
- Rocky, Sandy
- Soil pH range
- 6 – 8
- Min. temperature
- -20°C
- Min. rainfall
- 300 mm/year
- Wind tolerance
- High
- Frost tolerance
- High
- Growth rate
- Slow
- Irrigation needed
- Low
How to manage it
Low creeping culinary and pollinator ground cover for hot, dry edges; trim after flowering to prevent it going woody.
Watch out for
Rots quickly in wet or heavy soil; short-lived, so plan to replace plants every few years.
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